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(Solved): Yeast is a catalyst that causes bread to rise by catalyzing the decomposition of sugar. Layton wants ...
Yeast is a catalyst that causes bread to rise by catalyzing the decomposition of sugar. Layton wants to know how much sugar will decompose in the presence of 1 tsp of yeasts after 3 hours. In a plastic bottle, he dissolves excess glucose in water and then adds 1 tsp of yeast. He places a balloon over the opening. The empty balloon has a mass of 1.26 g. He waits for 3 hours while the following decomposition reaction occurs: C6H12O6